Last year Anne and I raised some money for the Pasadena Humane Society in memory of our awesome dog, Ferris. When I wrote about it here, Anne said: Just over 8 years ago, I made a right turn instead of a left out of the Home Depot parking lot. That was a turn that would change our lives forev...

Ashes and diamonds, foe and friend
We [are] all equal in the end...
Sorry for your loss, Wil. These creatures sure do worm their way into our hearts, don't they? I like to play the cool, big man - saying, you know, "they're just animals." But, I know, deep down inside, that when my Shadow goes, it's gonna be all flags at half mast in the Little houseshold.
I've a wee dram beside me right now. Please allow me to raise a glass to Ferris.
regards

My dog Ferris, who was rescued from a bus stop in Monrovia by my wife Anne almost exactly 8 years ago, had a heart attack and died this morning. It happened very quickly, and I was with her, which is supposed to make me feel better, but at this moment all I can feel is nearly-unbearable sorrow, ...

OK. So last night I had a dream that I started a new job. And the first directive coming from my boss? "Go check Eleanor's desk for clues about a birthday gift. I have no idea what to get her." "Sure thing." I walked into a room with a lot of desks and asked Jake (that kid from "Two and a Half M...

Randi published his 2008 Pigasus Awards today, and I must say, some of them had me scratching my head a bit. Here are the awards and the winners – see what you think: 1. To the Scientist who said or did the silliest thing relating to parapsychology in the preceding twelve months. - Dr. Colin R...

My son and I combined our iTunes libraries completely. So, he gets to pick and choose from all of my 70s and 80s classic rock, and I get to sample his new Rise Against, Avenged Sevenfold, and Ill Scarlett albums.

Last night, Nolan went through my iTunes library so he could put some of my awesome music on his iPod. He's been after me for months to give him Radiohead, The Beatles, Tool, Decemberists, and a lot of my 80s stuff. While he looked, the following exchange occurred: Nolan: Why do you have The Sa...

Sunday morning, Nolan and I watched the Penguins play the Capitals in the NHL's game of the week on NBC. It was considerably more exciting than the previous week's contest between alleged rivals the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers, where someone forgot to tell the Rangers to show up and...

[channel="Don Cherry"]The instigation rule is ruining the game. In the past, the enforcers used to protect their star players. Today, because of the instigation rule, they can't. That's what is leading to so many high sticks and cheap shots. Let them play![/channel]

Sunday morning, Nolan and I watched the Penguins play the Capitals in the NHL's game of the week on NBC. It was considerably more exciting than the previous week's contest between alleged rivals the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers, where someone forgot to tell the Rangers to show up and...

For the record, I thought I'd heard everything. Until the other day, when he said this: "So does that mean you're ready to get this thing back on track and work to fix what's wrong here? Are you ready to undo the divorce?" Blink. Blink. "Do what?! What about your new girlfriend?" "See. You do ...

First of all, my Ex insists that I didn't actually mumble "Whatever" as reported at the end of this little gem. (Of course, he also tried to convince me that he didn't have my set of keys the other day. He was wrong about that too.) He also wonders out loud why I'm lying to you guys--why I don't...

I stole this from Paul. (I changed "cheque" back to "check" to assert my American-ness. You know, since now I'm a little bit prouder to be one. But Paul is still way cooler than I am.) bold = done it italics = want to strike = don't want to Plus comments 1. Started your own blog. 2. Slept under ...

Oh kids … oh, kids. Our good friend amity1976 spared no expense to bring us all Part Three of Blue Light Mashup. Now, watch in amazement as I use this post as an excuse to plug the audio version of The Happiest Days of Our Lives, which includes the story Blue Light Special. It's just $19....

Ah, yes...AOL. Let us wax poetical, and vitriolic about AOL. OK, good idea, let's not. Suffice it to say that there are thousands of former AOL bloggers who, for some reason or another, missed the announcement of AOL's "sunsetting" of their blogging platform, and lost blogs containing hundreds of entries representing years of creativity. Gone, into the ether, with a flip of a switch. Yes, we former AOLers would like to flip AOL something, that's for sure.

AOL is shutting down Ficlets on January 15, and in their infinite corporate wisdom and understanding of how communities on the Internet work, they're not providing any easy way to archive the stories you've written there beyond advising that you try "copying the text and pasting it into a plain ...

Sorry, Em. I couldn't get it to email to you, or to save the form with any of the data included. So I miss out on applying to date you. Probably for the best, you know, me being all married and everything. Don't want to be starting any trends, or anything.

Just a couple of things for the record: This post, and the application found below, will make more sense if you are familiar with the thread of comments found here. If you submit an application, be prepared to have your responses plastered on my blog. This application is for entertainment purp...

For the past week, before I turn the water on for the shower, I listen first. I listen to hear if there is water running somewhere else in the house. And for the past week, I’ve been hearing the water running. And for the past week I’ve begun my mornings with a grumble. Something unhappy mumbled...

Come on! It's not Rickrolling if the fracking network announcers know it's going to happen ahead of time. I believe this marks the point at which Rickrolling officially jumps the shark. It will never be cool again.

Come on! It's not Rickrolling if the fracking network announcers know it's going to happen ahead of time. I believe this marks the point at which Rickrolling officially jumps the shark. It will never be cool again.

Last week, Harmonix sent out a pretty major software update for Rock Band. Most of the gaming blogs I've read have focused on how great the new online music store is, but have glossed over or completely ignored what I think is the real news in this update: Harmonix has address and fixed two issu...

Last week, Harmonix sent out a pretty major software update for Rock Band. Most of the gaming blogs I've read have focused on how great the new online music store is, but have glossed over or completely ignored what I think is the real news in this update: Harmonix has address and fixed two issu...

My pal John Scalzi got this phenomenal mention from SFFAudio: The name of John Scalzi can now stand in Science Fiction pantheon proudly beside the likes of Orson Scott Card, Joe Haldeman and Robert A. Heinlein. I recently put out my call for SF anthology suggestions, so let me return the fav...

My pal John Scalzi got this phenomenal mention from SFFAudio: The name of John Scalzi can now stand in Science Fiction pantheon proudly beside the likes of Orson Scott Card, Joe Haldeman and Robert A. Heinlein. I recently put out my call for SF anthology suggestions, so let me return the fav...